Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-2001 models
Tested vehicle: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina 4-door
The Chevrolet Lumina was redesigned for the 1995 model year. Note: 2001 Luminas were sold only to fleets.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
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The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
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Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail and B-pillar during rebound.
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Footwell intrusion was less than in most other cars the Institute tested.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CF95011 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 8 |
Left (cm) | 10 |
Center (cm) | 14 |
Right (cm) | 14 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 8 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 5 |
Right (cm) | 4 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | -3 |
Rearward (cm) | 4 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CF95011 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 337 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 22 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 |
Maximum Nij | 0.33 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 5.8 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 3.1 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.31 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.53 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.5 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.5 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 44 |
Right | 41 |